Spineology, Inc. v. Wright Medical Technology Inc., No. 18-1276 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 14, 2018)

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Wright Medical Technology, Inc. , appeals the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota’s denial of its motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Because we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Wright’s motion, we affirm. BACKGROUND Spineology, Inc. , is the assigne e of U.S. Patent No. 6,383,188, reissued as No. RE42,757, which describes an “exp andable reamer ” for use in orthopedic surgery. ’757 patent at 1:16 –17. Wright manufactures a reamer known as the X-REAM®.